Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-throated Hummingbird] Oreopyra Calolaema. 1874. American Paintings marked by hardship and wonder

marked by hardship and wonder

This detailed map by Hendricus Hondius II captures the geography of "East India" and its adjacent islands

Watercolor for plate 133: “Sessile-Wake-Robin” Trillium sessile

The freshly cut plants were immersed in large vats lined with bricks

the map then also featured the Strait of Le Maire

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-throated Hummingbird] Oreopyra Calolaema. 1874. American Paintings marked by hardship and wonderMulsant & Verreaux [Purple throated Hummingbird] Oreopyra Calolaema from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by prominent